Friday, November 2, 2007

The Not So Popular Bible Characters #1

O.K. readers, I'm embarking on a journey for the next few weeks on Bible characters many have either never heard of or haven't payed much attention to. The reason I am doing this is first, they are in the Bible for a reason, they teach us great truths, and in some ways are just like me and you today. I hope to add a new one each day (except weekends) while also entering in any other post I feel I want to share. Hope you enjoy it! And the first contestant is.....

Ehud - (Judges 3:12-30) click here to read passage!

This man is one of my favorites so I'll start with him. If you read the passage, you are probably wondering what's so great about him...all he did was murder a morbidly obese king. The thing I love about this man is that the Bible does not say he is talented in many ways, good-looking, rich, or popular among people. Look in verse 15. Ehud is given the adjective "left handed man" that's it! God called Ehud to deliver Israel because his special gift was his left hand! Because of his uniqueness, he was able to hide a dagger\small sword in his right thigh (the normal soldier wore in on the outer left thigh. The guards didn't notice he was "packing heat" (no concealed permits needed back in those days!)

THE RELEVANCE : God can use you for his purpose! Each of us are created uniquely for His glory. Many times we wish that we could sing like someone else, be famous, speak better in public, etc. when all we need to do is use the abilities and talents God gave to us. The only thing special about Ehud was that he was left-handed and look what he did!



2 comments:

David said...

Wow god needs our special talents to kill people? That's great! You should think of seeing a psychiatrist. Seriously before you do something serious.

Bill Blackrick said...

If you would read the Bible in its context you would see many instances of God using people, wars, and disasters to kill kings, armies, and even whole cities of people. God is a just God and yes, Ehud talent\ability was used to kill someone. God is a God of mercy and love. To ultimately show this, He must also be just. Read the Bible without any pre-concieved notions and theological\philosophical biases before you comment something so stupid on my blog.
Bill Blackrick